Exploring your child's musical ear may be very beneficial.

Miss Mozart, Shelley Gittel, says she is hoping to develop a really strong musical community with Cochrane youth.

Miss Mozart believes exploring music even in early ages of 0-2, has benefits.

"It's a good social thing to do with parent and child, as well it helps introduce them to rhythm and different instruments. It lets them experience music with a professional music teacher that can guide them through things that will develop language skills later and math skills."

Miss Mozart says all children can develop a musical ear.

"Some kids it is more natural but everything can be developed. You need to have a really good teacher that matches with your child and ignites something in them, as well you have to practice."

This year Miss Mozart is expanding her musical repertoire offering a variety of musical lessons, as well as new additions such as opera and pop/rock lyrical.

"We have the Glee Club so we were looking for something for those kids that are older, so after they are 9 years old. They want to be with older kids so we thought there is kind of a divide there. Why don't we try one that is rock/pop and we work as a small group and let's try one that is opera. We have a specialized opera and classical music teacher and so the kids can choose."

When it comes to starting age for music lessons, there is a wide gap in preference based on teachers and individual child.

"We have teachers that will teach from age 4, it can be very individual. Some kids they are ready at 4, other kids wait until they're 9 or 10 and it doesn't have to be piano to start with, it can be violin which can be started quite young or guitar."

While Miss Mozart will continue to offer musical lessons in homes around the Calgary/Cochrane area; her Glee Clubs and Rock Band will be offered exclusively to Cochrane, to keep performances Cochrane themed and Cochrane central.

Miss Mozart is all about exploring every child's musical ability.

"I want the kids of all abilities and ages to shine in the spot light and just be instrumental in the community."